Winter Storm Gandolf Recap

Published Jan 13 2013 07:11 PM EST

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Winter Storm Gandolf brought heavy snow and localized blizzard conditions from the northern/central Rockies starting on January 9, 2013, and then shifted slowly east into the Northern Plains by early January 12. Below are some of the storm reports and snow totals from Gandolf. You can also click on the snowflake icons in the interactive map above to view more snow reports from Gandolf.

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Blizzard conditions were reported in parts of Montana, Idaho and North Dakota.

Blizzard conditions were also reported at Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado.

Snow drifts to nine feet in Scobey, Mont.

An estimated 46.8 inches of snow fell in the mountains of Idaho 18 miles southeast of Burley.

45 inches of snow was measured in Utah's Wasatch Mountains at Parrish Creek.

One to two feet of snow fell across much of the Salt Lake City metro area.

Gandolf is named for a character in the William Morris fantasy novel The Well at The World's End (1896). Similar names such as Gandalf and Gandalfr can be traced to Norse sagas of the 12th century; the name is derived from the Norse words for "wand" or "staff" (also interpreted as "magic") and "elf."